Re: 2.4test1 make zImage error
"adam.edgar" wrote:
>
> I have run into a bit of a problem when compiling the test kernel
> under potato. When I make zImage it runs all the way to the end and then
> crashes after reporting that the system is to large.
In that case, use `make bzImage`. It uses bzip2, if I'm not mistaken,
so you'll need to have that.
> Yet the size it
> reports is actualy smaller than that of the current kernel (The default
> for potato). Has any one else run into this problem? Or am I doing
> something stupid. The exact step I have used (which work with 2.2.x) are
> as follows:
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make mrproper
> make menuconfig
> make dep
> make clean
I don't think you're supposed to `make clean` after `make dep`:
you'll be removing some of the work done by `make menuconfig`
and `make dep`. I always go straight to `make zImage` or bzImage`
after `make dep`.
> make zImage
>
> And here it crashes. Ive tried bzImage
Oh! You beat me to it! Rats!
> and it runs to completion, but for
> some unkown reason it want run
What do you mean by this? What does it do? Not do?
> (I even tried bzlilo but it just wont boot).
I've never completely worked throught the steps necessary to
get the `make *lilo` commands working, so I always move
the kernel from arch/i386/boot to /boot/vmlinuz-?.?.??, modify
my symlinks if necessary, run `lilo`, then reboot. Rarely
fails, unless, of course, I screw something up ;{) Which
only happens about one out of six times or so.
> If you have any idea how i can get things working I would be much
> appreciated.
You mean if you get things working someone will much appreciate you?
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